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OpenSSH bugs allows Man-in-the-Middle and DoS Attacks

Security Affairs

The second vulnerability, tracked CVE-2025-26466 (CVSS score: 5.9), affects both the OpenSSH client and server, allowing a pre-authentication denial-of-service attack. ” The OpenSSH client and server are vulnerable (CVE-2025-26466) to a pre-authentication denial-of-service (DoS) attack. ” continues the report.

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MY TAKE: Black Hat USA 2024’s big takeaway – GenAI factors into the quest for digital resiliency

The Last Watchdog

LAS VEGAS – Here’s what I discovered last week here at Black Hat USA 2024 : GenAI is very much in the mix as a potent X-factor in cybersecurity. After strolling the exhibits floor at Black Hat USA 2024 and speaking with the solution providers, I jotted down two categories of cybersecurity advancements: ‘coding level’ and ‘operational level.’

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Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q4 2024

SecureList

Q4 2024 saw fewer published exploits for Windows and Linux compared to the first three quarters. Among notable techniques in Q4, attackers leveraged undocumented RPC interfaces and targeted the Windows authentication mechanism. Let’s examine the most popular types of vulnerabilities exploited in real attacks in 2023 and 2024.

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Story of the Year: global IT outages and supply chain attacks

SecureList

As part of Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2024, our “Story of the Year” centers on these pressing issues. We’ll begin by revisiting notable supply chain incidents from 2024, and then explore potential scenarios of more damaging cases and the ways we prepare for them. Let’s dive in! The Polyfill.io

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Top Cybersecurity Trends to Watch Out For in 2025

Centraleyes

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. In 2024, human-centric security strategies will become increasingly important.

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Outlaw cybergang attacking targets worldwide

SecureList

We can see that the group was idle from December 2024 through February 2025, then a spike in the number of victims was observed in March 2025. Even simple practices, such as using key-based authentication, can be highly effective. MaxAuthTries <integer> : limits the number of authentication attempts per session.

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News alert: Security Risk Advisors launchs VECTR Enterprise Edition for ‘purple team’ benchmarking

The Last Watchdog

1, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Security Risk Advisors (SRA) announces the launch of VECTR Enterprise Edition , a premium version of its widely-used VECTR platform for purple teams and adversary management program reporting and benchmarking. This approach balances automation with the need for realistic and “attacker authentic assessments.”

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